City Butcher expands

City Butcher and Barbecue opened in November at 3560 S. Campbell Ave. after owners Jeremy Smith and Cody Smith built up a fan base for their meats at the Farmers Market of the Ozarks. Now they’ve signed a lease on space next door to double the restaurant’s seating, smoker capacity and more.(Photo: News-Leader file photo)Buy Photo

City Butcher wants to deliver more barbecue more quickly to more fans.

Last week, the 10-month-old restaurant, which serves brisket, pulled pork, pork belly, ribs, hot links, andouille sausage and other meaty items, announced it has signed a lease to add space next door to its current location at 3650 S. Campbell Ave.

“We figured out very quickly [...] that we had outgrown the space we had, but, alas, we had no way to grow without moving to a different, larger location,” chef/co-owner Jeremy Smith said in a news release. (Cody Smith is the other co-owner.)

According to the release, the expanded City Butcher will feature:

• More than 100 seats, instead of 40, and capacity to accommodate larger parties, including private parties when the restaurant is closed.

•Doubled smoker capacity to produce a “significant” increase in smoked meats. “We will still serve barbecue first-come, first-served until we are sold out, but we will have the ability to make it a little further into the day,” Smith said in the news release. The added smoker will also allow for more catering.

•A changed counter design that will accommodate two barbecue-slicing stations and two cashier stations, with the goal of moving customers through the queue more quickly.

•New Sunday lunch service.

The expansion is set to be complete by late October, according to the news release.